Summoning Total War

.Chapter 41 Emergency preparations for war! Asking for recommendation votes

(This chapter is updated thanks to book friend Breeze Lost for his generous reward. There will be two more updates tonight.)

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méngméng drizzle.

The weather that had been clear and clear before suddenly started to rain lightly. The rain was not very heavy and it stopped after about half an hour. However, it makes the road a little more wet. The semi-elves did not build roads. All the roads between their villages are primitive dirt roads. As long as it rains, it will become quite wet. muddy.

The terrain of the battlefield is very open, and apart from dense woods everywhere, there are no dangers to defend.

This made Murphy very worried after observing the nearby terrain, because without the terrain advantage, it would be difficult for these semi-elf troops to withstand the lizardman's first attack. The open terrain means that the lizardmen can devote more troops to the battlefield, which is undoubtedly more detrimental to the half-elves who are not good at facing large-scale wars.

Are we going to retreat into the dense forest and engage in a thorough battle with the lizard people?

In such a dense forest, it can be said that any command is a cloud. Whether it is a lizard man or a half-elf, they can only enter the most primitive battle. In this kind of hard battle, the advantages of the half-elves' agility were brought into play. Relying on long swords, bows and terrain, they were able to enter a stalemate with the lizard people. But also in the hun war, the lizard people can also rely on their natural physical advantages to penetrate the almost non-existent defense line of the half-elves. As long as the commander of the lizard people has certain military ability and strategic vision, he can easily enter the hun war. The semi-elves were divided and surrounded, and they were eliminated one by one.

Moreover, this kind of jungle warfare can only consume the enemy's strength and delay time, but cannot win victory.

Moreover, this fighting method also has a huge weakness

That is, if the lizard people set such a fire in this dense forest, the continuous fire will burn everything to ashes.

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Regardless of whether he can block the lizard man's attack or whether he should retreat into the dense forest, Murphy believes that one thing must be done, that is, he must snipe the lizard man's vanguard here once, and he must win.

This is not only a matter of winning the battle, but more importantly, boosting the morale of the entire army.

Athens naturally does not need to boost morale, but if these temporarily recruited semi-elf armies do not win a victory to give them confidence, I am afraid that the next war will be even more difficult to fight.

"Take me to meet His Highness the Half-Elven Queen." Looking at the wet soil on the ground, Murphy suddenly said thoughtfully to Artoria beside him.

On the strategic map page of the "Total War" auxiliary system, the leading force of the lizardman army of approximately 20,000 people was less than half a day away. Hippogryph knights have been monitoring their movements in the sky and passing the news to everyone through scouts. The army's main formation cannot move very fast because it has to carry a lot of baggage. It is impossible for the lizardmen to abandon the food and baggage and rush here in a swarm.

In half a day, Murphy could already make many arrangements.

Because the lizardman army was mobilized urgently this time, there were not many semi-elves turning to the north and south defense lines this time. Her Royal Highness the Queen brought two thousand elite palace guards, as well as gathered town guards, and semi-elf militiamen who had received preliminary military training. The total number of people is about 50,000. If you add in the original garrison on the southern front and the soldiers brought by Murphy, the total number is about 63,000.

The half-elf nv king cannot completely give up the defense of the capital city 'Anya' just because the lizard people army is heading south, so she can only bring a part of the 'elite' troops to stop them first, while the remaining troops will They will be led by the high-ranking priests of the moon god Ellun to join them. For Murphy, more people does not mean a good thing, because once the front line collapses with more people, it will be a huge rout, so he agrees with the idea of ​​the semi-elf queen.

Arriving at the camp of the Half Elf Queen, after a brief discussion.

Immediately, a group of druids came to the front. They took out some dark yellow powder from their large cloaks, then sprinkled it on the land in front of them, and then began to sing an ancient song composed of high elf language. Spell. The power of the elements began to stir, and a cool wind blew on everyone. Both the Athenian army and the semi-elf army looked at the actions of these druids curiously. Before the tide of elements began, the use of spells by these druids was severely restricted, because at that time, the cost of casting magic was too great and the power was much smaller. However, after the tide of elements began, the abilities of all spellcasters were improving, and the druids were no exception.

"What are they doing?" Artoria came to Murphy curiously and asked.

"Use divine magic." Murphy turned around and looked back before replying.

Divine magic?

The young girl looked puzzled and asked again: "What magic?"

"Level 0 magic activates soil, the lowest level blessing magic. Its function is to make the land softer and more fertile for planting." Murphy explained patiently.

Druids believe in the goddess of life, so naturally their magical field covers life and nature.

Basically, most druids are good at agriculture, which is why the elves have never had a famine throughout history, or even a shortage of food. Because these druids have a lot of low-level magic, they can make crops grow faster and better. The Druid inheritance almost always begins with feeling nature, planting plants, and observing the growth process of plants.

Arcane mages once jokingly called those low-level druids - agricultural druids.

Because divine spells need to cover a wide area, even if nearly a hundred druids cast spells at the same time, it takes a lot of time. Fortunately, there had been a light rain before, and the effect of the magic was very good. On a piece of thirty square meters of land, only two Level 0 magic spells were needed. After the magical spell was performed, a group of semi-elves began to fill the water from the nearby river, and then poured it on the land.

Immediately afterwards.

More than a hundred druids began to chant together, a violent ripple of elements spread, and the elemental energy in the air began to vibrate.

"Is this?" Artoria still didn't understand what Murphy was going to do and asked without asking.

"The fifth-level divine spell Mire Technique can form a five-foot-deep quagmire on the ground. However, the effect will be strengthened and weakened depending on the environment. It is a rarely used spell. You may have never seen it before." Murphy He smiled and replied.

"Are you planning to turn this place into a swamp?" Arturia asked in surprise, and the stupid máo on her head twitched.

Murphy was surprised, then smiled and said: "How is that possible?"

"Even if a hundred druids cast spells at the same time, it is impossible. Maybe the high elves and great druids can do it. However, with the power of nature, these short-lived terrains will be repaired. The southern plains The environment determines that no swamp will be formed.”

"What are your plans?" The young lady looked at the busy druids and asked.

Murphy shook his head and said: "I just turned that area into a dirt road. There is no favorable terrain for us nearby, so we have to create it ourselves."

Mud road?

The young girl immediately understood what Murphy was thinking.

After the druids finished casting the spell, Murphy walked to the area and observed it carefully. The color of the land turned darker, but due to the cover of the spell, there was no obvious trace of water accumulation, but it looked a little Soft and muddy. But as soon as he stepped on it, the soil immediately sank in, trapping his entire little tui in the mud.

"Very good" Murphy nodded, finally showing a satisfied smile.

This is not so much a trap as it is a man-made mud road, just like those mud roads in remote countryside where the potholes will sink half a foot after it rains. This in itself has almost no lethality, and the biggest effect is just to slightly hinder the progress of the lizard people. But for Murphy, this effect is enough.

The druids finished casting spells and began to meditate and rest.

Under the command of General Leodalius and other Athenian generals, the semi-elf army began to select taller warriors to issue Roman shields to them, and selected some of the elite archer troops. The simplest and easiest military training is carried out. Although there is a trap that is not a trap to slow down the enemy's movement speed, but without the corresponding battle formation, its lethality will be greatly reduced.

Murphy planned to teach them the simplest battle formation, but they only had half a day to learn.

Half of the half-elf queen's personal bodyguards and the Royal Guards were also taken over by Murphy. These soldiers, who were obviously much better equipped, were mixed with the ordinary soldiers for training. With these elite veterans in tow, these temporarily recruited ordinary soldiers should be able to master this formation faster, at least without causing trouble during the battle.

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to win

This first battle must be fought beautifully, and it must be a great victory, a great victory that no half-elf has ever won.

Only such high morale can support the arduous war that follows.